From ‘King Kenny’ to ‘Sir Kenny’

Born in the east end of Glasgow and the son of an engineer, Dalglish made his Celtic debut in 1968. He won four Scottish league titles and four Scottish Cups before joining Liverpool in 1977.

In his first season at Anfield he scored the only goal in the 1978 European Cup final, and also lifted the trophy in 1981 and 1984.

Dalglish won six league titles as a Liverpool player, scoring 172 goals in 515 appearances.

He became player-manager in 1985, and was on the touchline for their ill-fated FA Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest at Hillsborough on 15 April 1989.

Ninety-six Liverpool fans died as a result of a crush in the away end of the ground.

Dalglish helped support the bereaved families and made sure the club was represented at the funerals of all 96 victims, attending many himself.

Having won three titles as Liverpool manager, he left in 1991, leading Blackburn to the Premier League title four years later. He also managed Newcastle and Celtic, and had a second spell as Liverpool boss from 2011-2012.

After his wife Marina recovered from breast cancer, they set up the Marina Dalglish Appeal in 2005, and the charity has raised more than £10m.

Bill Sweeney, chief executive of the British Olympic Association, said: “Lizzy Yarnold and Anthony Joshua are great examples of athletes that were able to fulfil not only their Olympic ambitions, but give so much back to their communities and country.”

Elsewhere, former world curling champion Mike Hay has been made an OBE.

Team GB’s chef de mission at both the 2014 and 2018 Winter Olympics, the Scot was made an MBE after coaching Britain’s women’s curling team to Olympic gold in 2002.

Former British athlete Diane Modahl, seven-time Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Simon Munn and three-time Olympic equestrian medallist William Fox-Pitt are among those made MBEs.

Sir Craig Reedie, the Scottish president of the World Anti-Doping Agency who was knighted in 2005, has become a knight grand cross.

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Queen’s Birthday Honours list

Knighthood

Kenny Dalglish MBE, for services to football, charity and the city of Liverpool.